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ARHP (Association of Reproductive Health Professionals)
Last visited....1/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours....19 archived webinars (1.0 unit each) and 3 monographs (2.0 units each).
Awarded by....Association of Reproductive Health Professionals.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type....Text-Only, Slide-Audio lectures.
Target Audiences...FP, IM, OB/GYN.
Educ. material last updated....2009.
Financial Support...Pharmaceutical companies, foundations, and individual donors. 

Click on "Archived Webinars" to find 19 slide-audio lectures (webinars) immediately available on a variety of reproductive health topics, including IUC, HPV, contraceptive risk, emergency contraception, early pregnancy loss, and IC/PBS.
Choose "Clinical Proceedings" to see the 3 most recent issues of ARHP's monograph series. Each issue award 2 credit-hours.
Choose "Live Webinars" to find links to 7 upcoming online  activities. 
Click on "Jointly Sponsored Activities" to find links to other reproductive health topics.

Baylor Women's Health
Last visited...1/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...41 courses with a total of about 41 credits.
Awarded by....Baylor.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio Lecture or Text-Only.
Target Audiences....FP, IM, GYN.
Educ. material last updated....2008

41 sets of lectures or pdfs on contraception, hormone replacement, menopause and many other aspects of women's health.

California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center
Last visited...5/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...One course offering 2.0 hours.
Awarded by....California Department of Health Services.
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type....Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audience....FP, IM, PED, GYN, ID.
Educational material last updated....2006
Financial support...Centers for Disease Control.

The Chlamydia Course for California Providers is for clinicians who care for women of reproductive age.
You will also find links to other STD/ID/HIV sites described elsewhere at this site: 
NNPTC Online Case Series (National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers);
Seattle STD/HIV PTC Hepatitis Web Study; 
HIV Web Study; 
CDC Self-Study STD Modules for Clinicians;
Exploring the Link Between HPV & Cervical Cancer. 

CDC Self-Study STD Modules for Clinicians
Last visited...2/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...7 modules each offering 1.25 hours for total of 8.75 hours.
Awarded by...CDC.
Cost..........Free.
Instruction Type.....Disease Based Interactive.
Target Audience....FP, IM, GYN, ID.
Educational material last updated...2006.
Financial support...CDC.

Seven disease-based interactive modules: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV), Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), Pelvic inflammatory Disease (PID), Syphilis and Vaginitis.

Cleveland Clinic Midlife Menopause Management: Assessing Risks and Benefits, Individualizing Strategies
Last visited...2/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD
Credit hours...A single monograph offering 2.5 hours.
Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic.
Cost..........Free.
Instruct. Type...Text-Only (pdf).
Target Audiences...OB-GYN, FP, IM.
Educ. material last updated....2008.
Financial Support...Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

This monograph examines how to tailor the management of menopause-related health issues to the individual woman, based on her most bothersome symptoms and personal priorities regarding risks, benefits, and quality of life. The articles give special emphasis to the cardiovascular effects of postmenopausal hormone therapy in younger, recently menopausal women as opposed to older, late-postmenopausal women.

Cleveland Clinic MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Therapy
Last visited...2/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD
Credit hours...0.75.
Awarded by....Cleveland Clinic.
Cost..........Free.
Instruct. Type...Slide-Video lecture.
Target Audiences...OB-GYN, RAD.
Educ. material last updated....2008.
Financial Support...Insightec. 

A single lecture describes the technology, appropriate indications, efficacy, and side effects of MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Therapy, which has the potential to improve the clinical care of a specific patient population of women with uterine fibroids.

CME Pipeline
Last visited...2/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0.
Awarded by....Central Baptist Hospital
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Audio.
Target Audience....OB-GYN, PED.
Educational material last updated...2008.
Financial support...None Stated.
CME Credit Expires...December 31, 2009.

A single activity, Health Professional Education On Prematurity II  - The Late Preterm Birth, sponsored by the Kentucky Perinatal Association. Upon completing this course, you should be able to: describe how the increased rate of preterm birth can be attributed to increase in late preterm births; describe the important developmental changes in late preterm infants as compared to term infants; list the complications noted in babies born at late preterm gestational age; and enumerate ways by which health professionals can get involved to prevent preterm births.

Contemporary OB-Gyn
Last visited...5/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD
Credit hours...1.0.
Awarded by....CMEWeb.
Cost for Credit......Free. 
Instruction Type...Text-Only.
Target Audiences...OB-GYN.
Educational material last updated...2007
Financial Support...Pharmaceutical Companies.

A single activity, Encouraging more patients to choose an IUD. 

ForumHealthcare4Women.com
Last visited...12/2008.
Credit hours...Probably about 15 issues offering about 15 hours of credit (be sure that credit has not expired before you start).
Awarded by...Dannemiller Memorial Educational Foundation.
Cost.........Free.
Instruction Type....Text-Only (html or pdf); some have associated podcasts.
Target Audience....OB-GYN.
Educational material last updated.....2008.
Financial Support...Berlex.

A set of articles dealing with various aspects of women's health: osteoporosis, hormone replacement, contraception, PMS, etc.

Institute for Advanced Medical Education
Last visited...1/2010.
Credit hours...1.0 to 4.0 per course (38 courses offering 58.5 hours total). 
Awarded by....Institute for Advanced Medical Education.
Cost for Credit....$25 for one hour, but as low as $10 per hour in bulk.
Instruction Type...Text-and-Graphics, Streaming Video, Slide Images.
Target Audiences...OB-GYN, RAD.
Educational material last updated....2009.
Financial Support...GE Ultrasound.

38 courses in medical imaging. The majority of offerings are in obstetrical ultrasound. Some nice pictures of black-and-white and color Doppler images. Recent courses include: Sonographic Detection Of Severe Skeletal Dysplasias; Sonographic Evaluation Of Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome; The History, Development and Utilization of Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsy Procedure; and Transvaginal Evaluation Of The 1st Trimester: Normal And Abnormal.

Omnia Education (Women's Health CME)
Last visited...2/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours... 11 activities offering 0.5 to 1.5 hours each (Total of 11 hours). 
Awarded by....Omnia Education.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video lectures, Text-Only.
Target Audiences....OB/GYN, FP, IM.
Educational material last updated....2009.
Financial Support...Various Pharmaceutical Companies. 

Current subjects include: Breast and Ovarian Cancer; Osteoporosis; Female Sexual Dysfunction; Hormone Therapy ; Pelvic Adhesions; Female Sexual Dysfunction; Genital Herpes; Overactive Bladder Syndrome; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn Caused by Rh Sensitization; and Uterine Fibroids.

National Osteoporosis Foundation Continuing Medical Education Opportunities
Last Visited...5/2008.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD
Credit hours... 6 activities offering a total of 10 CME credits. 
Awarded by...National Osteoporosis Foundation.
Cost for Credit...$10/activity (activities offering between 1.5 and 2.5 credits each).
Instruction Type....Text-only (pdf).
Target Audience...FP, IM, ORTHO, ENDO.
Educational material last updated....2009.
Financial Support...None Stated.

The "Osteoporosis: Clinical Updates" area contains a number of PDF newsletters; only 6 offer credit: Compliance and Persistence with Osteoporosis Therapies (1.5 credits); Update on Bisphosphonates FDA-Approved for Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis (1.5 credits); Parathyroid Hormone: Anabolic Therapy for Osteoporosis (1.5 credits); Bariatric Surgery & Osteoporosis (1.5 credits); Bone Quality & Osteoporotic Fracture (1.5 credits); and Implications of Breast and Prostate Cancer on Bone Health (2.5 credits).

NNPTC Online Case Series (National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers)
Last visited...7/2009.
Reviewed by…Clara Auty, MD
Credit hours...1.0., 1.25 or 1.5 each (total of 7.5 hours).
Awarded by....CDC and NNPTC.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audiences....FP, IM, PED, GYN, UROL, ID.
Educational material last updated....2009.
Financial Support...CDC.

The series includes case presentations of common STD-related syndromes. The guided interactive process helps you to evaluate each case, arrive at a diagnosis and provide recommended treatment. There are six cases: Lydia, a 15-year-old recently incarcerated young woman complaining of vaginal discharge; Melissa, a 20-year-old college student presenting for evaluation of some painless "growths" on her genitals; Brian, a 30-year-old man presenting with a 2-3 day history of urethral discharge and moderate-severe dysuria; Sam, a 31-year-old man complaining of a painful blister on his penis; New onset of a rash in an HIV positive man; and 17 year old female presents for a sports physical. 

NNPTC Online Case Series (National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers)
Last visited...7/2006.
Credit hours...1.0. 1.25 or 1.5 each (total of 4.5 hours).
Awarded by....CDC and NNPTC.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type....Case-Based-Interactive.
Target Audiences....FP, IM, PED, GYN, UROL, ID.
Educational material last updated....2006.
Financial Support...CDC.

The series includes case presentations of common STD-related syndromes. The guided interactive process helps you to evaluate each case, arrive at a diagnosis and provide recommended treatment. There are four cases: Lydia, a 15-year-old recently incarcerated young woman complaining of vaginal discharge; Melissa, a 20-year-old college student presenting for evaluation of some painless "growths" on her genitals; Brian, a 30-year-old man presenting with a 2-3 day history of urethral discharge and moderate-severe dysuria; and Sam, a 31-year-old man complaining of a painful blister on his penis.

OBG Management CME Center Supplements
Last visited...5/2009
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD
Credit hours...About 21 activities offering 26 credits total.
Awarded by....American Society of Reproductive Medicine, University of Wisconsin.
Cost for Credit....Free.
Instruction Type...Slide-Video, Audio-Only, Text-Only (pdf), or Webcast.
Target Audiences....OB/GYN
Educational material last updated....5/09.
Financial Support...Various Pharmaceutical Companies. 

Some recent activities are: Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Disagreeable Digestive Disorder; Luteal support in reproduction; Improving contraceptive success: Facilitating choice of appropriate and acceptable contraceptive methods; and Use of Progesterone in Management Of Secondary Amenorrhea.

OR-Live Surgical Video Archives
Last visited...6/2008.
Credit hours...58 activities; most offer 1.0 hour of credit (about 58 CME credits).
Awarded by....Various Medical Schools,
Cost...........Free.
Instruction Type....Slide-Video with Streaming Video clips. Also available as video podcasts which can be saved to computer or iPod (requires additional software).
Target Audience....Multiple Surgical Specialties.
Educational material last updated....2008.
Financial Support...Various commercial supporters.

A set of very nice programs of surgical procedures. Each program combines a didactic slide-video lecture with extensive footage of the surgical procedure. Subject areas include: Cardiovascular or Cardiothoracic, Gastric Surgery, Neurosurgery, OB/GYN, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Orthopedic, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Radiology, Urology and Vascular. It is now easier to find the presentations that offer CME credit: after registration and login, click on the "ORcme" graphic, right upper part of the home page.

Pediatrix University (formerly Natal U) 
Last visited...2/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...1.0 per course (currently approximately 32 courses available).
Awarded by....Pediatrix Medical Group.
Cost for Credit...$10.
Instruction. Type....Text-and-Graphics, Slide-Audio Lecture.
Target Audiences....PED (Neonatology), Maternal and Fetal Medicine (Perinatology).
Educational material last updated....Monthly (in different weeks for each area).
Financial Support...Multiple Pharmaceutical and Other Companies.

You will find three areas presenting new CME on a monthly basis: Grand Rounds contains evidence-based topic presentations and discussions. The Radiology Wing and Pathology Gallery presents a new picture or X-ray. The Ultrasound Wing features case presentations with ultrasound images. Instruction is via a brief text or graphics case followed by online discussion among the users and then a brief multiple choice test.

Projects In Knowledge Living Medical Textbook - Osteoporosis - Fracture Prevention and Therapeutic Management
Last visited...2/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...5 chapters, each offering 2.0 hours.
Awarded by.....Projects in Knowledge.
Cost............Free.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics with links to audio and video podcasts.
Target Audience....FP, IM, OB-GYN.
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial Support...Amgen.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

Five chapters at present: Overview of Osteoporosis; Identifying Patients at Risk for Osteoporosis and Fractures; Assessment of Fracture Risk Using FRAX®; Treatment of Osteoporosis; and Management of the Postfracture Patient.

Projects in Knowledge Osteoporosis Compendium
Last visited...2/2010.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...28 activities offering a possible total of 35.0 hours. (Some activities are the same as in the Osteoporosis Living Medical Textbook described above.)
Awarded by.....Projects in Knowledge and Endocrine Society.
Cost............Free.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics with links to audio and video podcasts.
Target Audience....FP, IM, OB-GYN.
Educational material last updated....2010.
Financial Support...Amgen.
CME Credit Expires...One year after posting.

The Osteoporosis Compendium is comprised of 28 courses. You may select courses that suit your particular needs or interests. Earn a Certificate of Achievement upon the successful completion of 5 courses. You may earn up to 5 Certificates of Achievement. Complete ALL 28 courses and earn the Compendium Certificate of Advanced Study.
After completing this course, you should be able to: assess risk factors and disease burden associated with the development of osteoporosis and fractures and diagnostic methodology to improve screening and diagnosis; evaluate the bone remodeling process to determine the impact of resorptive/catabolic pathways and anabolic pathways on osteoporosis and fractures; analyze how osteoporosis and fracture prevention therapies impact the pathophysiology of bone health to reduce fracture risk; formulate successful osteoporosis and fracture prevention and treatment regimens that include current antiresorptive/anticatabolic and anabolic agents; and assess the potential role of emerging osteoporosis and fracture prevention and treatment regimens in patients at risk for or with osteoporosis, when these agents are approved by the FDA.

SonoWorld
Last visited...6/2008.
Reviewed by Janice Flahiff, Medical Librarian.
Credit hours...28 courses offering about 36 hours (1.0 to 4.5 hours each).
Awarded by.....MedImage World.
Cost ................Generally $15 per hour.
Instruction Type....Text-and-Graphics.
Target Audience....RAD, OB-GYN.
Educational material last updated....2008.
Financial Support...Ultrasound Equipment Manufacturers.

SonoWorld is devoted entirely to diagnostic ultrasound. The primary CME material consists of chapters from three different textbooks, with online interactive testing. Current areas of study include: Abdomen/Retroperitoneum; Gynecology; Obstetrics; Vascular; Musculoskeletal; Superficial Structures; The Infant Brain; and Invasive Ultrasound. SonoWorld also offers a collection of ultrasound-specific learning materials (cases, articles, textbook chapters and steaming video lectures); all can be accessed free of charge.

TheAnswerPage
Last visited...6/2009.
Reviewed by...Bernard Sklar, MD.
Credit hours...Up to 60 hours per year (240 questions) in each specialty; about 300 hours available.
Awarded by...TheAnswerPage.com and Thomas Beam, Jr. Memorial Institute for Continuing Medical Education.
Cost....$150 per year for unlimited credit.
Instruction Type...Question-and-Answer.
Target Audience...ANES, PAIN MGMT, OB-GYN, NEONATAL, CRIT CARE.
Educational material last updated...Daily Updates.
Financial Support...Various pharmaceutical companies.

TheAnswerPage.com offers 0.25 hours of CME credit for study of the Question of the Day. You may study that question "today," or view an archive of questions. There are no quizzes; credit is applied to your account automatically as you go through the questions and answers, which are authored by faculty from Harvard and other medical schools. There are separate sections for Anesthesiology, Pain Management, Hospital & Critical Care, Obstetrics & Gynecology And Newborn Medicine. TheAnswerPage also has a handheld-based CME program, included in the same annual fee, which allows you to receive CME credit for study directly on handheld computers.